SPAIN THIS WEEK

Monday, 10 April 2017

05/04/2017 ​"Basic" goal for Brexit negotiations is to avoid "harming people", says Mariano Rajoy During the regular government control session in the Lower House of Parliament, the President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, stressed that the European Union will negotiate the withdrawal by the United Kingdom as a block. "There will be no individual negotiations", he said. As regards Catalonia, Mariano Rajoy stated that the Government of Spain has tried to tackle "the most important issues for the people", something it will continue to do "in the future".

04/04/2017 Unemployment and National Insurance data released on Tuesday represent "the best March in history", states Mariano Rajoy At the opening in Segovia of the new headquarters of the General Treasury of the Social Security and the National Social Security Institute, the President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, said that "we are moving at a good pace towards our common objective": to have 20 million people in work by the end of this legislature.

07/04/2017 Government regulates granting of subsidies for free legal aid The government also authorised a call for proposals for subsidies to boost healthcare research and agreed to set up a working group that will advise the Government Commissioner for the Demographic Challenge.

07/04/2017	Álvaro Nadal supports roll out of infrastructure as driver of digital economy
06/04/2017	Ministry of Tourism estimates that hotel occupancy will increase by 4.7 points during Easter
06/04/2017	Presidency of 'United for Smart Sustainable Cities' initiative awarded to Spain by ITU
06/04/2017	Spain and Japan step up their trade relations
05/04/2017	Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environmental Affairs closes deal on exchange of fishing rights with France
05/04/2017	Spain takes in 13 Syrian refugees from Turkey and Greece
05/04/2017	Spanish Tax Agency establishes 'RENTA WEB' as universal tool for filing Income Tax returns online
04/04/2017	Recorded unemployment falls by 48,559 in March
04/04/2017	Number of employed contributors to Spanish Social Security system rises by 161,752, a record increase for the month of March
04/04/2017	General State Budget for 2017 guarantees economic growth and job creation
03/04/2017	Government of Spain, Regional Government of Catalonia and Barcelona City Council promote city's bid to house headquarters of European Medicines Agency